Chinese Character Wiki
解

jiě, xiè, jiè

divide

Depicts separating (解) the horns (角) from a cow (牛) using a knife (刀).

Components
角 iconic component

角  Iconic component

jiǎo, jué

  

horn

刀 iconic component

刀  Iconic component

dāo

  

knife

牛 iconic component

牛  Iconic component

niú

  

cow

Evolution

解 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
解 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
解 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
解 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
解 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

解  

jiě

loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection

解  

Xiè

surname Xie

解  

jiè

to transport under guard

解  

xiè

acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old); variant of 懈[xiè] and 邂[xiè] (old)

Most common words with 解
Freq.
Word
Meaning

了解

to understand

解决

to resolve

解释

explanation

理解

to comprehend

解

to divide

Component uses

Sound component in 6 characters (0 verified)

懈 蟹 邂 獬 廨 澥

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*kˤreʔ

keaX

jiě

cut up; unloose

*N-kˤreʔ

heaX

xiè

understand

*N-kˤreʔ

heaX

xiè

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Statistics

HSK level 6

Appears in 94.6981% of movies

225th most common character in movies

201st most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

13

Unicode

U+89E3

Shuowen

“解，判也。从刀判牛角。一曰解廌，獸也。”


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